BE OF GOOD CHEER.
ANSWERED PRAYERS.
I prayed for riches ; and achieved success— All that I touched turned into gold. Alas! My cares were greater, and my peace was less When that prayer came to pass.
I prayed for glory; and 1 heard ni,v name Sung by sweet children and by lvoary men; But, ah! the hurts, the hurts that came with fame— ■ I was not happy then.
I prayed for love, and had my .soul’s desire— Through quivering heart and body and through brain There swept the flame of its devouring fi re— And there the soars remain.
I prayed for a contended mind. At length Great light upon iny darkened spirit burst; Great peace fell on me also, and great strength. Oil! Had that prayer been first! , —E. W. Wilcox.
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1930, Page 1
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132BE OF GOOD CHEER. Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1930, Page 1
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